Our service began with the reminder that the grace we receive from God comes because the presence of the Trinity in our lives. The Trinity describes the mystery that is God and reminds us that God is with us in ways we really never fully comprehend. Our Hebrew Scripture lesson was the story of creation […]
Our collect reminds all who listen that God’s preference is to not leave humans without comfort and consolation. We know that God cares enough to become part of humanity in the person of Jesus Christ and that Jesus is one who helps us never forget God’s grace. Our Psalmist sang a song that relates the […]
Today is the celebration of Trinity Sunday – one of the most complicated days in the church year. We celebrate the simplicity of the unity of God – creator, redeemer, and sustainer – alongside the diversity of all believers and ways we experience God’s enduring presence. Our reading from the Prophet Isaiah was Isaiah’s call […]
In worship today we contemplated the Trinity and the ever-present grace of God, from the very beginning until the very end. We are reminded that God has provided us Jesus to redeem us and give us an example to strive for and the Holy Spirit to guide us on our journey as we shape our […]
Worship was tempered with the events from Friday in Virginia Beach, and the emotion of the violence perpetrated found its way into our worship. While it would be easy to rail at gun violence our scripture helps shine a light on the underlying condition which leads to violence and mistrust. Paul, in the Acts of […]
As we gathered for worship today we heard scripture which recounted the death of Absalom, David’s son, directly against David’s wishes. We also heard about the depths of despair, not only from David but the Psalmist who cried out to God for deliverance. We also heard a challenge in our New Testament to live in […]
In worship today was a day we heard human stories: Nathan taking David to task, which led to David’s contrition and restoration; the reflection that all sin and that God alone can remove the sin and restore to relationship. But most importantly, we heard about building unity in creation – using the gifts given by […]
In worship we celebrated the Trinity Sunday – a day where we are invited to contemplate the nature of God: three-in-one and one-in-three. On the one hand I “violated” my promise to not mention big theological terms in my sermons I shared three today: perichoresis, hypostatic union, and filioque. I didn’t define them but used […]
As we bring the Easter season to a close we listened to God’s and Jesus’ prayer for humanity and believers: that we will experience God’s glory and be united in God. As we reflect on the call from God we might wonder how to be united – especially given our (necessary) diversity. Jesus gives us […]